Door-hinge.



II1atic11y to oloSe, t have provided 3d}1e1ic1 S Ting 21 diS oSe Within o tube 22 Which iS diSpoSed to Sl1I' ()t1I1(1that portion of the ivot rod 14: that extendS betvveen the lllgS 11 and 12, aS indicated 1T1ore cleaTly in Iach end potio11 of the tobe 22 is Jro vided vvith o Slot, aS SlotS 23 nd 2, though Tvhioh Inay proiect outvvafdly end )oI'tionS 25 ond 26, reSpectively, of the SPring 21, vvhich end )oI'tionS 25 and 26, re cuTved and engage With the InembeTS 6 and Te Spectively in SI1ch InnneI' tht they Iny vVhile I have Shovvn the spring 21 and the tube 22 aS aSsociated With the tWo nleInbers of aJ hinge, S11ch Spfing 21 and t11be 22 1T1a) if deSired, u11der SolTle oonditionS of 11Se, be on1itted.

obviOuSly ohangeS Inay be TIlaCle in the foTInS, diInens1onS and arTngen1ent of parts aJ I)111I'ality of bearing holeS therethfongh, of pintle eXtending through the lugs of Said othe1 1ef and the deSifed bearing holeS of the leaf having Said 1onger lugS to pivot tlle other, the Si(1 logS of one leaf being 1onger than thOSe of the ot11e1 leaf and ech hving a plurality of beafing holeS there thTough, of a pintle extending thTough the 111gS of Soid other leaf and the deSired bea ing holes of t11e leaf hving Said longer lugS to ivotally connect said hinge Sections, o tllbe sllrfounding Sid pintle and extending betvveen Said pivoting lugS, Said tube hoving tronsverSe end SlotS, nd a helioo1 Spring S11f rounding Sid pintle and positioned vvithin Sid t11be, Said Spring having itS opposite endS extended throngh Said SlotS of the t11be nd each beTing againSt one of Said hinge SectionS to TnintiI1 the SPTing under tenSion.

In TvitneSS vvheroof, I hereonto SubScTibo my7nome t11iS 24:th day of october, A D. 191

iive oents eac11, by 8ddTesBing t11e con1Ini!sione of 2Etent vvoshington, I). 0. 

